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The Schmooze ‘Music Is Universal’: Lana Del Rey Says She’ll Play In Israel Despite Outrage
Lana Del Rey’s fans have got that summertime, they’ve got that summertime anger. The enigmatic pop cult-goddess is scheduled to perform at the Meteor festival in Israel’s upper Galilee region, one of the country’s biggest music festivals, on September 7. The announcement that Del Rey would perform came only on August 17, and the backlash…
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Opinion 4 Things Israel Can Do To Heal The Divide With The Diaspora
A recent New York Times op-ed by Israel mega-donor Ronald S. Lauder excoriated Israel for undermining the value of pluralism so central to Diaspora Jewry. In so doing, argued Lauder, Israel is creating a deep rift with Diaspora Jews, making it difficult to overcome an already existing generational divide about Israel. “We are one people,…
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Community How Israel’s Army Revolutionized Wartime Social Media
Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg once said, “The question isn’t, What do we want to know about people?, It’s, ‘What do people want to tell about themselves?’” When it comes to the state of Israel and its representatives, there is a lot they want to tell about themselves. From PR crises like multiple wars…
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Israel News Israel Will Fund Evangelical Bible Program In West Bank Settlement
The Education Ministry has begun to provide state funding for a Bible-based leadership training program developed by Christian evangelicals in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Between 3,000 and 4,000 Israeli high school students will participate in this outdoor experiential program over the coming year, with the help of this funding. An Education Ministry spokeswoman…
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Fast Forward Activist Posts Private Phone Numbers Of Israeli President, Cabinet Members
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The phones of Israeli politicians across the political spectrum began ringing off the hook this weekend after a list of their private numbers was published online. President Reuven Rivlin, Ministers Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked and opposition leader Tzipi Livni were among those whose numbers were on the list, which rapidly spread…
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News J Street Retracts Endorsement Of Female Muslim
Liberal, pro-Israel group J Street took an unprecedented step on Friday when it rescinded its endorsement for a Democrat slated to become one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress after she failed to clarify comments saying she supported a one-state solution. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib, who is likely to represent part of Detroit…
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Fast Forward Israeli Minister Sees End To ‘Stupid’ Airport Grilling Of Leftists
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli security cabinet minister on Thursday denounced the interrogation of left-wing activists at the country’s main airport, and predicted that it would end after the singling-out of a visiting U.S. Jewish columnist stirred controversy. The questioning of Peter Beinart at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday prompted the Israeli security agency Shin…
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Fast Forward 250 People Denied Entry Into Israel This Year
Israel’s Shin Bet security service has denied around 250 people entry into the country since the beginning of the year, for reasons such as involvement in terror and fears of spying, according to the Times of Israel. Some of those stopped were Christians, but most “were Muslims, or were in the process of becoming Muslims,”…
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